Year: 2014
Review: Frantix – My Dad’s A Fuckin’ Alcoholic
Frantix was an early ’80s band from Colorado that blended their own take on hardcore music with standard ’80s rock. They released two 7” records during their run, and this CD collects all of that music with live tracks and unreleased demos into one place. … read more
Review: Fucked Up – Year of the Dragon
Fucked Up Year of the Dragon Tank Crimes Street: 4.21.14 Fucked Up = Fucked Up Grandiosity, punk’s vilest anathema, has practically been Fucked Up’s lifeblood, separating them from their contemps and facilitating one viable single after another. Year of the Dragon marks the sixth in their 12-single Zodiac series, and their most ambitious music since
Review: Front Line Assembly – Echoes
Front Line Assembly = Haujobb + Skinny Puppy + Noise Unit … read more
Review: Foxes In Fiction – Ontario Gothic
This is bedroom pop at its finest. It’s gentle, soothing, and seems to be the stuff dreams are made of. … read more
Review: Foxygen – …And Star Power
Foxygen = The Rolling Stones / MGMT … read more
Review: Freaky Mind – Surrogate
Freaky Mind = Nitronoise + Surgyn + Grendel … read more
Review: Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
Foo Fighters = Nirvana + Them Crooked Vultures – metal + arena rock … read more
Review: Gallagher – I Am Who I Pretend To Be
Gallagher = Carrot Top + Bill Engvall – props … read more
Review: Faces On Film – Elite Lines
After acknowledging such artists as Harry Nilsson and Frank Ocean as grounding inspirations in creating Elite Lines, Mike Fiore of Faces on Film laid no waste in implementing their styles within his own contributions to the ever-advancing genre of contemporary pop. … read more
Review: Faderhead – Atoms & Emptiness
This is a release that invites a personal connection from the listener. There has obviously been some personal growth prior to and during the production of this album on Faderhead’s part—there is a lot of emotion put into the lyrics. … read more
Review: Feel No Other – Self-Titled
Like blind men in a theater, we’re taken through a cinematic story of sounds: Lush vistas of synth and layered orchestrations, courtesy of Brian McKenzie, pillow strong operatic vocals from Claudia Gregory, whose voice is rarely off-pitch and acts as a striking complement to the vast soundscapes. … read more
Review: Ex-Cult – Midnight Passenger
The moment the vocals come in on Midnight Passenger’s opening track, “Shattered Circle,” you might notice yourself thinking, “Hell yeah, young people with a new take on late seventies/early eighties L.A. punk.” … read more
